President Claudia Sheinbaum has confirmed that the suspension of oil shipments bound for Cuba was a sovereign decision and not the result of any external influence. Sheinbaum said that Mexico’s oil supply to Cuba is part of a long-standing policy of solidarity that the country has maintained for many years. “As we have said, it’s a sovereign decision and Pemex makes its decisions. And as we have said, Mexico’s decision to sell or provide oil to Cuba for humanitarian reasons also has to do with a sovereign decision that has existed for many years; it is not recent,’’ Claudia Sheinbaum, President of Mexico said. With that, Sheunbaum said Mexico will continue to support Cuba, which is currently facing a severe energy crisis following the halt of Venezuelan crude shipments after a recent US military operation against the country.